§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, If he can state the cause and the circumstances of the arrest of Ayoub Khan?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICEThe residence of Ayoub Khan has been fixed at Teheran. Correspondence on the subject is contained in Asia, No. 1, 1884. Sir Ronald Thomson has re- 1855 ported that special precautions have recently been thought necessary to prevent Ayoub's escape; but no information has been received of his arrest.